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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 14, 1850
Page
1
The Adelaide Times announces the weekly Country Edition with general notices and advertisements. Available at the Times office and booksellers, offering English news and weekly content for readers.
The Times notes that Sir Henry Youn blocked a council meeting after doubts and missteps. Officials learned of the decision late, while the Old Council becomes defunct under the New Constitution, with several bills in limbo and nothing left but awaiting changes.
An 1848 piece argues for electing sixteen representatives and eight nominees under a new constitution. It discusses selecting sixteen qualified men, cautions about bias and public prejudice, and notes the challenge of finding well trained, experienced legislators in a small community.
The article argues for broad political amnesty and a large reform platform as South Australia prepares for its first representative council under a new constitution. It criticizes current oligarchic tendencies, stresses the need for electing earnest, independent men, and urges vigilant public press support to protect rights and curb bribery, while highlighting the looming constitutional proclamation and the fight to secure representative government.
A colonial publication attacks new emigration rules as a British driven move that would flood the colony with unwanted migrants. It urges local legislation to take full charge of the Land Fund and to appoint a capable agent in England to vet emigrants, stressing the need to protect settlers and ensure suitable workers arrive.
Louis Averratis notes South Australia lacks declared candidates for the future Representative Council while New South Wales Victoria and Van Diemen’s Land have fielded aspirants. The piece argues competition may awaken honest public ardor and urges selecting men from diverse interests to balance banking mining commercial agricultural and squatting influences.
A colonial opinion argues the ten pound voter qualification applies only to New South Wales and Port Phillip. The piece condemns reduced qualifications for South Australia and Van Diemen's Land, warns of disfranchising many male adults, and predicts political upheaval if the act stands. It blames British constitutional writers and local officials for the measure.
The Adelaide press voices near unanimous support for universal suffrage among colonists. Proponents concede educational testing is impractical and urge advocates to remain true to the cause for eventual victory.
The Gazette and Mining Journal criticizes a proposed water supply scheme for Adelaide, arguing citizens oppose funding and centralized control. It mocks the Bill’s details, notes uncertainty over water sources, and warns against creating a separate Commission to fund Brown Hill Creek or the Torrens.
A heated critique denounces the New Constitution and Nominee element as dangerous to political freedom. The piece warns against covert subversion by colonists and questions why official members should occupy the council without popular delegates.
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